Objective: To assess the relationship between the implementation of a SAFE KIDS Coalition and pediatric unintentional injury rates. Setting: Shelby County, Tennessee. Design: Retrospective observational analysis. Patients: County residents nine years of age or younger presenting to the children’s medical center, its emergency department, or its outpatient clinics from 1990–97. Intervention: Imp...

BACKGROUND Youth ice hockey injury rates and mechanisms have been described by various classification systems. Intentional versus unintentional contact was used to classify mechanisms of injuries. All injuries (n=247) in one youth hockey programme over a 5-year period were recorded and included in the analysis. PURPOSE To evaluate youth ice hockey injuries and compare programmes that allow bo...

OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship between the implementation of a SAFE KIDS Coalition and pediatric unintentional injury rates. SETTING Shelby County, Tennessee. DESIGN Retrospective observational analysis. PATIENTS County residents nine years of age or younger presenting to the children's medical center, its emergency department, or its outpatient clinics from 1990-97. INTERVENTION ...

BACKGROUND National level estimates of injuries are not readily available for developing countries. This study estimated the annual incidence, patterns and severity of unintentional injuries among persons over five years of age in Pakistan. METHODS National Health Survey of Pakistan (NHSP 1990-94) is a nationally representative survey of the household. Through a two-stage stratified design, 1...

OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to estimate the cumulative incidence rate (CIR) of unintentional injuries in Korean daily life and to describe the pattern of unintentional injuries. METHODS The study population was the people who used the National Health Insurance because of injuries (ICD code: S00-T98) during 2006. The stratified sample according to gender, age and the severity of injury...

OBJECTIVE To explore urban-rural differences in the mortality and hospital admission rates for unintentional injuries in the Republic of Ireland. DESIGN Standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) in residents of urban and non-city areas (called rural areas) from all causes of unintentional injury were calculated using Central Statistics Office mortality data from 1980-2000. Hospital admission data ...

During 2006, unintentional injuries accounted for nearly a quarter of the estimated 119.2 million visits to hospital emergency departments (EDs) in the United States. Unintentional injuries sustained during sports and recreation are very common and frequently require emergency care; about 12,000 Americans are treated each day in the ED for sportsand recreation-related injuries. Approximately tw...

OBJECTIVES 1) To describe patterns of unintentional injury presenting for emergency medical care in Kingston, Ontario following the ice storm in January 1998; and 2) to provide recommendations for prevention during such situations. METHODS Unintentional injuries related to the ice storm that presented at the two emergency departments in Kingston, Ontario were identified and described. RESUL...

aims: this study aims to review the economic cost of childhood (0-18 years) unintentional injuries (ui) and focuses upon comparing the cost burden between developing and developed countries. methods: articles were selected from pubmed using the search words “economic cost”, “unintentional injuries” and “children”. nine articles were selected. results: studies in china focused upon cost to hospi...

BACKGROUND The objective of this study was to characterize injuries, deaths, and disabilities arising during 11 years of conflict in Baghdad. METHODS Using satellite imagery and administrative population estimated size for Baghdad, 30 clusters were selected, proportionate to population size estimates. Interviews were conducted during April and May 2014 in 900 households containing 5148 person...